Lesson 163 過去完了形

Opening

David
▶︎ Sensei, am I old-fashioned?

Onishi
▶︎ Yes, you are!

David
▶︎ Oh!

Roza
▶︎ No, David! You’re just a little old-fashioned.

David
▶︎ Just a little. Well, in that case ….

Roza
▶︎ OK. Maybe a lot.

David
▶︎ Ah 〜 ah.

Roza
▶︎ Hey, everyone. This is Akino Roza.

David
▶︎ And I’m David Evans.

Dialogue

① Oh, that’s too bad.【 That’s too bad. の意味 】
👉さあ、that’s too bad. これは「残念です」あるいは「お気の毒に」という表現ですね。

② We are a little old-fashioned, I guess.【 old-fashioned の意味 】
👉 old-fashioned – これは「時代遅れの」という形容詞ですね。

③ No, you’re traditional. 【 traditional の意味 】
👉 traditional 「昔からの」あるいは「伝統的な」、そうした意味合いの形容詞です。

Practice

David
▶︎ All right. It’s time for today’s practice. We’ll be using 過去完了形. Whu! All right.
There’re two steps here. First, point in the past, and then we say what happened before that.
So remember it’s all in the past. Got it? Let’s practice.

Roza
▶︎ Repeat after us.
※ had already set, had already set
・When we finally got home, the sun had already set.
・When we finally got home, the sun had already set.

David
▶︎ Great work. Keep it up!
※ had dreamed, had dreamed
・He moved there because he had dreamed about it all his life.
・He moved there because he had dreamed about it all his life.
[Roza] Why did Melissa go home?
・Because she had finished her work already.
・Because she had finished her work already.

.David
▶︎ Unlock your potential.

Roza
▶︎ Repetition is the key.

Roza & David
▶︎ Great work.

Ending

Onishi
▶︎ Hey, guys. I can get fifty percent discount at the movies.
It’s good to get old.

David
▶︎ Oh, you’re telling me. I can’t wait!

Words and Phrases

① mouthful
👉言いにくい単語、[言いにくくて]舌をかみそうな単語
② You’re telling me.
👉全くあなたの言う通りだ。

これで、Lesson 163 は終了。